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How ZZ Top Survived the '80shttp://classicrock961.com/zz-top-the-80s/
http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-the-80s/#commentsWed, 30 Nov 2016 16:05:43 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-the-80s/Continue reading…]]>After having established a dedicated following with a five-album run that kicked off with their 1971 debut, ZZ Top entered the '80s with no idea that their fortunes would turn in a big way.

]]>http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-the-80s/feed/040 Years Ago: ZZ Top Put It on Cruise Control for 'Tejas'http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-tejas/
http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-tejas/#commentsTue, 29 Nov 2016 14:00:48 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=302961Continue reading…]]>ZZ Top kept the pedal to the metal for most of the early '70s, churning out album after album and touring relentlessly across the country behind a string of popular songs.

]]>http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-tejas/feed/0LondonZZ Top Announce 2017 'Tonnage' Tourhttp://classicrock961.com/zz-top-2017-tour/
http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-2017-tour/#commentsTue, 25 Oct 2016 12:40:58 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=302824Continue reading…]]>ZZ Top will heat up the road mid-winter with a run of North American dates they've dubbed their 2017 Tonnage tour.

]]>http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-tush-live-worldwide/feed/0Suretone RecordsZZ Top Call Former Manager/Producer Bill Ham Their 'Fourth Member'http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-bill-ham/
http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-bill-ham/#commentsSun, 26 Jun 2016 15:47:42 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-bill-ham/Continue reading…]]>All three members of ZZ Top spoke at length about the man Frank Beard referred to as their "father figure."

]]>http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-dusty-hill-tour-2016/feed/0Neil ZlowzowerFormer ZZ Top Manager Bill Ham Dead at 79http://classicrock961.com/bill-ham-dead/
http://classicrock961.com/bill-ham-dead/#commentsWed, 22 Jun 2016 12:03:53 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/bill-ham-dead/Continue reading…]]>Manager Bill Ham, whose long stewardship of ZZ Top's career coincided with the band's rise to global superstardom, has died at the age of 79.

]]>http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-greatest-hits-live/feed/0Ethan Miller, Getty ImagesDid ZZ Top's Rhythm Section Really Masquerade as the Zombies?http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-zombies/
http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-zombies/#commentsFri, 03 Jun 2016 12:38:59 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-zombies/Continue reading…]]>ZZ Top's Frank Beard and Dusty Hill apparently spent some time in the late '60s performing as part of a knockoff version of the Zombies.

]]>http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-zombies/feed/0Evening Standard / Michael Buckner, Getty ImagesZZ Top to Tour U.S. With Gov't Mulehttp://classicrock961.com/zz-top-govt-mule-2016-us-tour/
http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-govt-mule-2016-us-tour/#commentsTue, 17 May 2016 00:42:28 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-govt-mule-2016-us-tour/Continue reading…]]>The two guitar-based acts will hit the road for a brief tour in September.

]]>http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-reschedule-2016-tour/feed/0Sean Gardner, Getty ImagesZZ Top's Dusty Hill Dislocates Shoulder, Show Postponedhttp://classicrock961.com/dusty-hill-dislocate-shoulder/
http://classicrock961.com/dusty-hill-dislocate-shoulder/#commentsFri, 15 Apr 2016 12:20:19 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/dusty-hill-dislocate-shoulder/Continue reading…]]>ZZ Top have been forced to postpone at least one show on their current tour following an injury to bassist Dusty Hill.

]]>http://classicrock961.com/dusty-hill-dislocate-shoulder/feed/0Frazer Harrison, Getty ImagesHow Corporate Sponsorship Cost the Black Crowes a Tour With ZZ Tophttp://classicrock961.com/black-crowes-zz-top-tour/
http://classicrock961.com/black-crowes-zz-top-tour/#commentsFri, 25 Mar 2016 15:15:54 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/black-crowes-zz-top-tour/Continue reading…]]>The Black Crowes were a young band on the rise in early 1991, with a hit debut record and a plum slot opening for ZZ Top.

]]>http://classicrock961.com/black-crowes-zz-top-tour/feed/0Ethan Miller / Frank Micelotta, Getty ImagesThe Story of ZZ Top's MTV Makeover, 'Eliminator'http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-eliminator/
http://classicrock961.com/zz-top-eliminator/#commentsWed, 23 Mar 2016 13:58:36 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=121825Continue reading…]]>Very few classic rockers went through a transformation as jarring, or as triumphant, as ZZ Top did in March 1983 with the release of Eliminator.